| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kahler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Roman Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Woodward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | John Carter inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Kahler - foul #1 on Robert Kahler, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Kahler | 25-23 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | John Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Borror | 25-23 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Woodward | 25-25 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler lays it in on a nice dish by James Maxwell and the foul's on Timothy Hedrick - foul #3 on Timothy Hedrick, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe (PF) Timothy Hedrick | |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Kahler is called for the reach on Mark Woodward - foul #2 on Robert Kahler, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi (SF) Barry Miecznikowski | |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Roman Torres - foul #1 on Roman Torres, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Woodworth (C) William Crawford | |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Roman Torres knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 30-27 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | John Carter gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), William Putt (SG), Darryl Wolfram (SF), Ruben Robbins (PF), Guy Sharp (C) James Maxwell, James Wallace, John Carter, Robert Kahler, Roman Torres | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG) Thomas Borror | |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ruben Robbins - foul #1 on Ruben Robbins, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Fish (SG) Mark Woodward | |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Crawford (C) John Woodworth | |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Floyd Estep steps in front of the William Crawford pass | 30-28 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins blows the layup but he's fouled by Jared Fish - foul #1 on Jared Fish, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SG), Barry Miecznikowski (SF), John Woodworth (C) Jared Fish, Ray Yagi, Donald Lepe | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | William Crawford tips it but misses | 31-28 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram's pass is intercepted by Barry Miecznikowski | 31-28 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski throws it down | 31-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fresh) PF - Ruben Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herbert Days (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Woodward (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Woodworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Darryl Wolfram is blocked by William Crawford | 31-30 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | William Putt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Guy Sharp - foul #1 on Guy Sharp, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), James Wallace (SG), John Carter (SF), Robert Kahler (PF), Roman Torres (C) Floyd Estep, William Putt, Darryl Wolfram, Ruben Robbins, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), Jared Fish (SG), Ray Yagi (SF), Timothy Hedrick (PF) Herbert Days, Mark Woodward, Barry Miecznikowski, William Crawford | |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | James Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Woodworth - foul #1 on John Woodworth, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Crawford (C) John Woodworth | |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | James Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | William Crawford hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Roman Torres is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Yagi - foul #2 on Ray Yagi, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SG) Jared Fish | |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Roman Torres is denied on a layup by William Crawford | 32-33 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Maxwell - foul #2 on James Maxwell, team foul #6 | 34-33 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | James Wallace banks in the layup set up by James Maxwell | 36-34 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Crawford | 36-36 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Borror is called for the reach on James Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Borror, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), William Putt (SG), Ruben Robbins (PF), Guy Sharp (C) James Maxwell, James Wallace, Robert Kahler, Roman Torres | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG), Barry Miecznikowski (SF), John Woodworth (C) Thomas Borror, Ray Yagi, William Crawford | |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | John Carter misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 36-36 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Guy Sharp - foul #2 on Guy Sharp, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram (SF) John Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fresh) PF - Ruben Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herbert Days (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Woodward (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Woodworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | William Putt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Days | 39-40 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram tips it home | 41-40 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Guy Sharp | 41-40 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Mark Woodward steps in front of the Floyd Estep pass | 41-40 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward blows the layup | 41-40 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | William Putt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Ruben Robbins gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by John Woodworth | 41-40 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Woodworth | 41-40 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | John Woodworth scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Days | 41-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Robbins (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Guy Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herbert Days (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Woodward (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hedrick (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Woodworth (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | William Putt double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), James Wallace (SG), John Carter (SF), Robert Kahler (PF), Roman Torres (C) Floyd Estep, William Putt, Darryl Wolfram, Ruben Robbins, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), Jared Fish (SG), Ray Yagi (SF), Donald Lepe (PF), William Crawford (C) Herbert Days, Mark Woodward, Barry Miecznikowski, Timothy Hedrick, John Woodworth | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jared Fish is denied by Roman Torres | 41-42 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jared Fish | 41-44 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | John Carter connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Roman Torres | 43-44 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Roman Torres swats the short shot by Donald Lepe | 43-44 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Roman Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ray Yagi - foul #3 on Ray Yagi, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe makes the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Borror | 44-46 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | James Wallace connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Carter | 46-46 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jared Fish knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Yagi | 46-49 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | James Maxwell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiou (PG), Darryl Wolfram (SF) James Maxwell, John Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward (SG), Timothy Hedrick (PF) Jared Fish, Donald Lepe | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Ray Yagi hits a shot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram hits a jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Crawford is hacked by Roman Torres - foul #2 on Roman Torres, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Guy Sharp (PF) James Wallace, Robert Kahler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski (SF) Ray Yagi | |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | James Maxwell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram lays it in and the foul's on Barry Miecznikowski - foul #2 on Barry Miecznikowski, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), William Putt (SG), Robert Kahler (PF) James Maxwell, Chi Chiou, Roman Torres | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Darryl Wolfram makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Woodward | 51-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Putt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darryl Wolfram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Kahler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Woodward (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hedrick (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Crawford (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | William Putt knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Hedrick travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), James Wallace (SG), John Carter (SF), Ruben Robbins (PF), Roman Torres (C) Floyd Estep, William Putt, Darryl Wolfram, Robert Kahler, Guy Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG), Jared Fish (SG), Ray Yagi (SF), Donald Lepe (PF), John Woodworth (C) Thomas Borror, Mark Woodward, Barry Miecznikowski, Timothy Hedrick, William Crawford | |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | John Carter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Lepe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Lepe, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | James Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Fish - foul #2 on Jared Fish, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | James Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Herbert Days scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ray Yagi | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | John Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Yagi - foul #4 on Ray Yagi, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kahler (PF) Ruben Robbins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), Mark Woodward (SG), Barry Miecznikowski (SF), Timothy Hedrick (PF), William Crawford (C) Herbert Days, Jared Fish, Ray Yagi, Donald Lepe, John Woodworth | |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 58-57 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Roman Torres gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | John Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Mark Woodward | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | John Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Borror - foul #3 on Thomas Borror, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward is hacked by James Wallace - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Borror - foul #4 on Thomas Borror, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | John Carter grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | John Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Borror - foul #5 on Thomas Borror, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), William Putt (SG) James Maxwell, James Wallace | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG) Thomas Borror | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Mark Woodward buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), James Wallace (SG) Floyd Estep, William Putt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Maxwell runs out the clock | 64-62 |